Hey BnC, that tax hike, is it state taxes, and if so, what state? I hear that lots of states are raising taxes on account of the decrease in $$$ coming from the feds. So you pay a few hundred less in federal taxes, and pay a few hundred more in state. Sounds like a break-even proposition until you go to a state park or try to get into a state college and realize that the cost of those things have doubled.